Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 383
sbehind it, and unless a pellet or two shouldhappen to strike it in the right place, the birdgets away and is soon lost to sight. Many persons seem to be under the impres-sion that for shore shooting a heavy gun isindispensable, but this is really not the case.With an ordinary 12-bore, weighing 7^… … Knots. shooting, on any given occasion, will dependupon whether the shooter is going to walk aboutall day in the salt marsh or along shore, whetherhe is going to lie behind a sea-wall, or spendhalf his time in a punt. In the former case, hewill find a good stout 12-bore, weighing about7^ lbs.,…
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